Harnessing the Sun

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on April 21, 2022 in Solar Powered, Sustainable | no comments

As we celebrate another Earth Day and all the possibilities this noble holiday inspires, we reflect on how we can hone our eco-conscientious approach to everything we do. We also reflect on what efforts we have made thus far that proved significant enough to encourage others to do the same. Among
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Making Every Day An Earth Day

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on April 1, 2022 in Biodynamics, Organic, Solar Powered, Sustainable, Vegan | no comments

Our Online Portfolio now includes our GREEN PAGES Learn more about all our Sustainable, Organic, Biodynamic, Vegan, and Solar Powered producers we are proud to import and represent at The Wine Company in our GREEN PAGES >>> The Wine Company has been #makingeverydayanearthday since 1985. From our eco-consciousness throughout all of
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GREEN PAGES

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on April 22, 2021 in Organic, Sustainable | no comments

@WINECOMN IS GREEN | #makingeverydayanearthday SUSTAINABLE // ORGANIC // BIODYNAMIC // VEGAN // SOLAR POWERED SUSTAINABLE A commitment to sustainable agriculture gives a grower the flexibility to address potentially cataclysmic threats to their vineyard while remaining a faithful steward of the lands they are working. The goal of sustainable agriculture is to farm
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THE WEED COMPANY

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on April 1, 2019 in Sustainable | no comments

After leading the charge in all things green from solar and sustainability to organic and biodynamic, THE WINE COMPANY is proud to foray into a greener future and riding high on the notion that all in MN will think of TWC for THC! It all came about from a day of
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Making everyday an Earth Day

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on April 5, 2018 in Organic, Sustainable | no comments

As Earth Day approaches every year, we grow reflective, challenged by the perennial question, "what more could we do?" What more could we do to reduce our environmental footprint? To help simpatico partners succeed in doing things right? To widen the audience, thirsty for more ecologically minded growers and winemakers? What
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Flipping the switch!

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on October 19, 2017 in Sustainable | no comments

The Wine Company to become Minnesota’s First Solar Powered Wine Distributor Committed to sustainable initiatives at every turn, The Wine Company is going solar! As an importer with a strong focus on sustainable, organic, and biodynamic wines, it comes as no surprise that many wineries in this wish-list of a portfolio
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KNOW YOUR WINEGROWER | ROLLIN SOLES

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on April 14, 2016 in Oregon, Sustainable | no comments

When the Drouhin family of Domaine Joseph Drouhin and Domaine Drouhin Oregon bought Roserock Vineyard in 2013, their new estate in the Eola-Amity Hills, they knew the winemaker on the ground had to be their friend, the inimitable Rollin Soles. Few have enjoyed as many irons in as many fires or
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Welcoming Ponzi Vineyards to The Wine Company

Posted by Nicholas Livingston on February 15, 2016 in Oregon, Sustainable, | no comments

PONZI VINEYARDS HISTORY In the late 1960s Dick and Nancy Ponzi uprooted their family to pursue a dream of producing world class Pinot Noir. After research trips to Burgundy and an extensive search, they purchased 20 acres on a small farm just southwest of Portland, Oregon. The winery was founded in 1970,
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Happy Earth Day 2013 from The Wine Company

Posted by Jason Kallsen on April 22, 2013 in Biodynamics, Organic, Sustainable | one comment

Staying true to our philosophy at The Wine Company involves many factors. One of those factors is embracing family ownership of wineries, which in turn leads naturally to land stewardship. Who wants their kids to be running through a field of chemicals (especially if they like to snack on the grapes)? Organic
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April 2013 is EARTH MONTH at The Wine Company

Posted by Jason Kallsen on April 1, 2013 in Biodynamics, Organic, Sustainable | no comments

As part of our continued commitment to sustainable, organic, and biodynamic farmers, along with celebration that The Wine Company has been carbon neutral in all operations since January of 2012, we are declaring April EARTH MONTH! (photo is of a chicken at Cline Winery's Greenstring Farm, which you will learn more
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